King James Bible

King James Version (KJV)

Sorcerer

"From the Latin sortiarius, one who casts lots, or one who tells" the lot of others. (See [603]DIVINATION.) "In Dan. 2:2 it is the rendering of the Hebrew mekhashphim, i.e., "mutterers, men who professed to have power with evil spirits." The practice of sorcery exposed to severest punishment (Mal. 3:5; Rev. 21:8; 22:15).